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08-02-2011, 01:28 PM
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SAN ANTONIO -- Had a chance after practice both in the morning and afternoon to watch and visit with offensive line coach Hudson Houck, who is working on the finer points of technique with Tyron Smith (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13978/tyron-smith).
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Houck said that Smith is a good learner and he wants to do things the right way. We all need to remember that Smith is just 20 years old and despite playing his college football at a national power, there are still many habits and techniques that he needs to work on.
On this day, Houck was working on a simple but important correction that involves the way that Smith kicks away from the line in pass protection and the placement of his feet -- mainly his left foot and the positioning of it when he gets into the engaging area of the defender. The correction that Houck was making is that Smith tends to slide his left toe out and roll on his heel, which throws his positioning off. Houck wants him to keep his foot straight as he slides back so he is better able to adjust on the rusher, thus putting him in a better position to engage and complete the block.
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SAN ANTONIO -- Had a chance after practice both in the morning and afternoon to watch and visit with offensive line coach Hudson Houck, who is working on the finer points of technique with Tyron Smith (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13978/tyron-smith).
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Houck said that Smith is a good learner and he wants to do things the right way. We all need to remember that Smith is just 20 years old and despite playing his college football at a national power, there are still many habits and techniques that he needs to work on.
On this day, Houck was working on a simple but important correction that involves the way that Smith kicks away from the line in pass protection and the placement of his feet -- mainly his left foot and the positioning of it when he gets into the engaging area of the defender. The correction that Houck was making is that Smith tends to slide his left toe out and roll on his heel, which throws his positioning off. Houck wants him to keep his foot straight as he slides back so he is better able to adjust on the rusher, thus putting him in a better position to engage and complete the block.
Read the rest: http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4681259/scouts-eye-day-5-teaching-tyron-smith